Dodge Neon Complaints (1996)

611 consumer complaints on file.

#878106January 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN JULY 1998. CURRENTLY, LEAKING AGAIN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER FIRST TIME, DEALER HAD TO USE FAULTY PART. DODGE PAID FOR REPAIR FIRST TIME. CURRENTLY, THEY REFUSE. ALSO, HAD TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONER AND CRUISE CONTROL REPLACED. *AK THE A/C FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877850January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS PREMATURELY FAILED AT 66,000 , CAUSING A LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739076January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
VAC ASSIST SOURCED THRU EGR VALVE. LEAK IN EGR VALVE ALLOWS EXHAUST CONDENSATE IN VACUUM ASSIST - FREEZES IN COLD WEATHER, BRAKES WON'T STOP CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877745January 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET BROKE WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COULD RUIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COMMON PROBLEM. DODGE WON'T ASSIST CONSUMER BECAUSE HE WENT TO INDEPENDENT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877614January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE GASKET HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN PAST 2 YEARS. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877581January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURES; FIRST OCCURRED AT 24,976, AND SECOND OCCURRED AT 41,743 MILES. BOTH HEEAD GASKETS WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, FAILURE OF EGR VALVE CAUSED WHEEL TO LOCK UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877471January 4, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING 35MPH WHEN A TRUCK RAN STOP SIGN. NEON "T" BONED TRUCK. FRONT END LIFTED UP. FRONT END OF DRIVER'S SIDE WAS CRUSHED. DOOR WAS BENT OUTWARD. UPON IMPACT WITH TRUCK, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED SOME INJURIES ,BUT NO HOSPITAL TREATMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738361December 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE & ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CAR HAS ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, AT ONE POINT WE HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF TO REGAIN CONTROL/SPEED. NEWEST PROBLEM IS ENGINE SHUTS OFF/STALLS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE, CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738259December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK BY HEAD GASKET LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET (ROCKER ARM COVER GASKET)& PROBLEM STILL EXISTS - FIRE HAZARD. BASED ON INFO FROM MECHANIC CHRYSLER HAS FAULTY HEAD GASKETS WHICH HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY NEW PROCESS HEAD GASKET. NEED ASSISTANCE WITH FACILITATING REPAIR AT DEALER. I AM ALSO CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE BRAKES WITHIN LESS THAN 7 - 8 MOS. LESS THAN EVERYDAY USE OF VEHICLE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE 2 BRAKE JOBS PER YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737510December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEAD GASKET IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT CHRYSLER, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED BY RECALL. TRANSMISSION ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BECUASE BECAUSE OF POOR DESIGN. CHRYSLER DID NOT HELP BECUASE OF MILEAGE AND USED CAR. WHAT CAN A 19 YR OLD AFFORD OTHER THAN A USED CAR?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875662November 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAILING 2 YEARS AGO. VEHICLE LEAKED OIL & WOULD SOMETIMES CUT OFF. IT TOOK 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING BACK UP. DEALER WAS GOING TO INSPECT VEHICLE FOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AGAIN. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH THING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875564November 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT ANY SPEED CAR WILL DIE. CONSUMER WILL NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. CONSUMER FEARS THAT MAY HAVE A WRECK BECAUSE OF NO STEERING OR LOSS OF SPEED ON HIGHWAY. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY KIND BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BUILT AT A GIVEN PLANT WHILE THE PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736874November 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 50K MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875007November 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAKAGES FROM SIDE OF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A HEAH GASKET FAILURE ON THE 2.0L ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874619November 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING ALONG ALL OF A SUDDEN NEEDLE WILL DROP TO ZERO AND ODMETER WILL STOP MOVING. DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO TELL DRIVING SPEED, AND CORRECT MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW MINUTES UNTIL A FEW DAYS BEFORE THEY START WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST MONTH. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735667November 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
REPLACED HEAD GASKET 3 TIMES AND STILL LEAKS. APPARENTLY I'M SCREWED. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER CAR SINCE THEY DON'T BACK THEIR PRODUCTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874393November 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAD FOUND ENGINE LEAKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN, AND HE SAID THAT HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BEFORE FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735509October 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE-----THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM---MY LOCAL MIDUS REPLACED THIS GASKET THE FIRST TIME. BUT NOW IT IS GONE AGAIN. IT SURE LOOKS LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874216October 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWNOUT, CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873616October 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND EMERGENCY LIGHT WENT OFF. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED,AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE WIRES TO HARNESS HAD MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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